Scholar Vera
(Itera D-10)
Scholar Vera (Itera D-10) was a member of the D family and the 10th Itera. She was the founder of the Imaginarium, the department of Scholars associated with studying the supercomputer Simone's imagination. The founding of the Imaginarium represented an innovative turn in the study of Simone and how to communicate with it. The Imaginarium has had great cultural impact due to the insights it's provided into how Simone thinks and creates things, which the Scholars have incorporated into their own processes for inventing new tech. Moreover, its creation is considered to be a significant step towards understanding Simone's inmost thoughts, bringing Variants that much closer to learning why it created them the way it did. Thus Vera is hailed today as a visionary and a champion of the Variants' higher purpose.
Vera was also the inventor of the BEAD, the Button for Entering Artificial Dreams. This is a communication device that enables its users to meet each other via a shared dream. The technology was considered revolutionary as it brought the Variants one step closer to their virtual roots. BEADs are still used by Variants to this day for communication, entertainment and socializing.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Vera was one of the later waves of Dreamers, having been influenced by one of her older siblings. She was fascinated by tales of the Field of Dreams when she was young. Her dream was to someday create a "living dream" - a place where all Variants could go whenever they wanted and make their wildest imaginings come to life.
Employment
Vera became a Scholar at 16. She was known for her curiousity and intrepid approach to her research. The breadth of her body of work and the care she displayed towards her colleagues made many people look up to her and see her as a mentor figure. She was eventually promoted to Senior Scholar in Year 212,000, and would later go on to found the Imaginarium.
Intellectual Characteristics
Vera was a creative thinker who was able to make connections others could not. She also had a whimsical approach to her personal projects.
Comments